Does your heart lift when you watch Monarchs flutter from flower to flower, maybe Mexican daisies and Cosmos? Mine does. How I love to stand outside watching joyous butterflies glide from bloom to bloom. How like butterflies are we, I muse. We begin as eggs, too. Like their caterpillar days, we go through a stage of crawling. We … [Read more...]
You Hold the Key!
The Key to Life You won’t find it On a hook by the door or in a bottle of gin tucked in a drawer. Not in longer hours at work or washing 14 floors. The key to life isn’t found in pews though pastors say they hold the view. It’s a journey … [Read more...]
Do You Have February Pine Needles?
Finding a pine needle on the floor at the end of February spins me back to an afternoon in my former marriage. With Joe on his recliner, and me on the nearby couch, I say I’m bothered about an issue with my parents. My husband says something on the order of, Why are you bringing this up again? I mumble an answer that comes to mind and … [Read more...]
We’re Talking Feet and the Journey to Our Hearts
When you see this photo of a footprint in concrete, what do you think about or feel? Do you feel stuck? May you find some time to sit quietly or to journal about that - discover what you can shift, what’s beyond your control, what you can pray for, and what you can release, helping you move from that place of feeling stuck into your amazing … [Read more...]
Answering the Call
I wrote this essay many years ago; my sons now are 24 and 27. Today I offer you these words, along with an added section written today, August 29, 2012. May this essay and addendum offer you a gem to consider, dear reader. In my other life, I’ll rise before dawn, watch the sunrise, and glide smoothly into my day after a refreshing … [Read more...]
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